Register now for OIF webinar for academic libraries!
The first offering in OIF’s “Intellectual Freedom Summer School” series is a webinar on current issues in intellectual freedom today that are relevant to academic libraries. “Hot Topics in Academic Libraries” will take place Tuesday, August 2 from 10-11 a.m. Central and provide an overview of the following issues as they apply to academic settings:
- Privacy and Technology
- Collection Development
- Private and Public Academic Libraries — what’s the difference?
Speakers: Barbara Jones, Director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, and author of Intellectual Freedom in Academic Libraries; and Mike Wright, Head of Acquisitions and Rapid Cataloging at the University of Iowa Libraries, and member of the City Council of Iowa City. Deborah Caldwell-Stone, attorney and Deputy Director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom, will be available for the Q&A.
“Intellectual Freedom Summer School” sessions cost $39 for ALA members; $49 for nonmembers; and $95 for groups of two or more attendees at the same location.
To register online, click here.
To register by fax, please print and submit the PDF registration form here.
For more information, visit http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/oifprograms/webinars/index.cfm. Contact Angela Maycock at amaycock@ala.org with any questions about Intellectual Freedom Summer School offerings.